30 Days of Me Day # 5....A Picture of Somwhere I have been to

Being in the military, its so hard to compete with who has been to the coolest place...Because quite frankly, people travel alot...So we have all seen and been places that we NEVER wanted to be or that we have ALWAYS dreamed of seeing...So I had to hunt through my pics to really decide which place I wanted to give that honor to...So here it is...

This is a night shot of a street in Athens Greece...I chose Greece because it is by far one of the MOST gorgeous places that I have been...It outstrips Rome, Tuscany, Florence Milan...Paris..Yep even Paris...I think it was more the atmosphere of Athens than anything.My hubby sent me there for Valentines Day with some girlfriends, and it was AWESOME...

Anyone who has traveled in Italy or Europe period for that matter, knows that the countries are heavy with ruins and history..Greece was no exception..This is a shot of the Acropolis ...I think what intrigued me the most about Athens was that it was Rome, but Grecian..If that makes any sense...Life seemed more laid back, less frantic...And the views were breathtaking..I could literally imagine life back when philosophers lectured on marble steps and the Acropolis was the mecca of Greece...

These two are shots of what they began to find as they were digging to create their Subway system...As a result, Athens Subway is considered a Historical Site and Museum...

Picture of the Temple of Zeus...this is taken from a distance, but these pillars are like a horse...they look large from a distance, but once you get close to them, you realize just how GIANT they are...

The first Olympic Stadium...

More Ruins and Grecian Buildings...
And of course..the humorous part of our trip...

Me with a Beer...something I love no matter where in the world i am, but this one was particularly cold and frothy!

This gentleman discovered that we were Americans, and as I have so often found with Europeans etc, he proceeded to do the only thing that apparently we are famous for, which is the birthing of Michael Jackson...he shouted Greek to us, then hung his poor little doggy out of the window and screamed Michael Jackson...It made for some great entertainment,,Poor pooch...

And here is a shot of a WONDERFUL waffle that we had in a roadside Cafe..and even though the person that ordered it was VERY annoying and whiny, I thought it was AWESOME...PS Gessica if you EVER invite that person along again, I shall hang you out of the window Michael Jackson Style!

This last picture is my favorite...we literally took the off beaten path..hiked up stairs that were carved out of the mountains (along with seeing homes that were the same) and when we reached the top...this was our view..the sun was setting, the moon was becoming visible and it was quiet and gorgeous...There were homes that people had literally made out of the side of this mountain, and were still living in...the whole atmosphere was someplace that I still picture as my "tranquil spot"...I hope to return here someday with my husband in tow and take another picture from this exact spot...

If you are ever VERY rich and lingering between seeing the Pyramids or going to Greece, let me make it easy for you...GREECE...I was there during February and the weather was perfect..not too cool and not too warm...However, the summer would make for a great time to island hop and lounge in the sun...The people are friendly and quaint...But beware..the language is quite literally GREEK..Its not readable, writable or speakable unless you know what the heck is going on...i spent the majority of my time feeling like i was in a world of frats/sororities with all the crazy letters and the other part drinking beer & explaining to other Greeks that I WAS not greek,...I just have a large nose and broad face from my mom...

Arrivederci! (Cause I dont know how to say shit in Greek!)